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driven off by the rebel iron-clads, the rebel flotilla would command the town from the river. But it will be seen that our naval force in guns is superior to the enemy's. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a telegram from Norfolk, dated the 19th, to the effect that refugees from Plymouth reported fighting to have commenced there on Sunday afternoon. It adds: The rebels in force attacked Fort Gray, which is about a mile from the town, on the Roanoke river. They planted a heavy battery on Polk's island, about a half mile distant, and kept up a continuous fire, during which they succeeded in cutting the flag mast at the fort. This was replaced; and the Stars and Stripes again floated defiantly in the face of the foe. The rebels then advanced slowly forward up to within a short distance of the fort, when they made an impetuous charge. They were received with a galling fire, which thinned their ranks and caused them to fall back. Again and again they rallied to the charge and e